Should I get my tires rotated?

tallyho8 · Mar 26, 2016

I have a Genesis Coupe with 16,000 miles on it. The tires still look like new. I went to get an oil change yesterday and they said my tires needed to be rotated. I asked them how they would rotate them and they said the usual way, which includes moving the rear tires to the front etc.

I explained that they can't do this because the Coupe comes with larger tires on the rear. After he went back and checked them, he said there was no need to rotate them because it wouldn't help.

The owner's manual recommends rotating the tires every 8000 miles, by switching the tires on the right side with those on the left side but since my tires are asymmetrical, they must be removed from the rims and mounted on the rim from the other side and rebalanced making rotating much harder and more expensive.

What I was wondering is since the tires show a very even wear pattern on all tires, still looking like new, if it would really help to rotate the tires at this time.

Winmac · Mar 26, 2016

In your situation it may not be worth the bother to rotate them at recommend intervals , over the life of the tires would you save enough on tread wear to recoup the cost of the remounting, probably not.
Unless there are vehicle warranty concerns I'd just keep an eye on the wear patterns and swap as needed

arkydog · Mar 26, 2016

i would rotate them otherwise they will start cupping or get in a possible bad wear pattern. will also cause more tire noise. here you got a nice vehicle and you won't spend the money to have the tires done right, think about that.

Al Mac · Mar 26, 2016

A friend had the same problem. He was getting conflicting ideas. The dealer told him to just watch them and only rotate them if they need to be. If they are running even then he might never have to rotate them. They gave him a plastic tire depth indicator and also told him to also rub his hand around the tire on the tread to see if it has a flat surface.

This peaked my interest so I looked on a Hyundai site and they say the same.
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In which conditions you should rotate your 2016 Hyundai Genesis Coupe car tires ?
If your tires toe in or toe out, tire positive chamber or negatice chamber,incorrect tracking,wear indicator,overinflation,feathered wear, spotty wear,chopped wear contditions , you should rotate your 2016 hyundai genesis coupe car tires.

I thought that was different but many things are not old school these days.
Good luck.

Al

om21braz · Mar 26, 2016

Being it's rwd, as others have mentioned - just watch for uneven wear. Otherwise it's run them until they need replacing. If it's like an E350 sport we have, it will be 2:1 rear to front replacements.

tallyho8 · Mar 26, 2016

om21braz said:
Being it's rwd, as others have mentioned - just watch for uneven wear. Otherwise it's run them until they need replacing. If it's like an E350 sport we have, it will be 2:1 rear to front replacements.

My Coupe is a little faster than an E350 Sport but the amazing part about it is the superb traction that it has with the car being so light and with the 8 speed gearing being so low in 1st that it barely spins the tires and it seems that the rear and front tires are wearing very evenly although I frequently test my acceleration (when my wife isn't in the car).

I thank everyone for their replies and I believe that I will not rotate unless I see any unusual wear patterns on the tires. When measuring the tread depth it seems that I have used less than 1/5 of the usable tread so far so, barring any unseen problems, I should get pretty good mileage out of these tires.

2LaneCruzer · Mar 26, 2016

tallyho8 said:
I have a Genesis Coupe with 16,000 miles on it. The tires still look like new. I went to get an oil change yesterday and they said my tires needed to be rotated. I asked them how they would rotate them and they said the usual way, which includes moving the rear tires to the front etc.

I explained that they can't do this because the Coupe comes with larger tires on the rear. After he went back and checked them, he said there was no need to rotate them because it wouldn't help.

The owner's manual recommends rotating the tires every 8000 miles, by switching the tires on the right side with those on the left side but since my tires are asymmetrical, they must be removed from the rims and mounted on the rim from the other side and rebalanced making rotating much harder and more expensive.

What I was wondering is since the tires show a very even wear pattern on all tires, still looking like new, if it would really help to rotate the tires at this time.

What do you mean your tires are "asymmetrical"? I have never heard of such a thing, except maybe for a piece of equipment or vehicle that was designed to drive round and round in one direction, or drive on a banked surface. Even if they are asymmetrical, it seems to me that moving a left front to a right front would compensate for any asymmetry. I don't know if it's still valid, but they used to advise that you not reverse direction on a radial tire because of the "set" in the radial. One of the advantages to rotation, is that you change your tires on the drive axle. In your case, you apparently can't do that, so it seems that rotation is not an option.

DT86 · Mar 27, 2016

Forgive me in advance for asking a dumb question.

I get that the tire size front to back are different and there for you shouldn't swap them. What about them makes it so you shouldn't swap left for right?

oosik · Mar 27, 2016

Asymmetrical tire refers to the tread pattern. Example - R1 tractor tire with chevrons is designed to run with chevrons pointing forward. That's why they don't recommend a simple right to left switch. Now - take the same R1 tractor tire and mold it so the point of the chevron is not at the exact center line of the tire. That's what asymmetrical means. Its supposed to provide superior traction for higher performance applications. Some tires have this design to provide additional traction is wet(rain) & snow conditions also. At least that's how I understand it.